"Sexual Healing" (Simon's Dark Keys Mix)
This is my own mix/mash of the vocal from Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" with "Dark Keys" by the Jazz Liberatorz, with some additional editing work. "Sexual Healing" was never one of my favourite Marvin songs due to the original 80s instrumentation - so I replaced it :)
Edit : Thanks to Gilles Peterson for spinning this on Worldwide, and to all the other DJs who've subsequently picked it up for their mixes.
Feel free to publish on your blogs, but a link back would be nice! Hope you enjoy it, please leave a comment.
75 comments:
Interesting mix... Not sure how I feel on it, as the original is so ingrained into my being as to where I can still here what was there. Got to check the "Dark Keys" track on its own though... not hip to it!
very cool!! and you're right, the original song appeared in the wrong decade.
sounding good, Simon....rly like it..
I think I have to check out the albums by the Jazz Liberatorz soon (just checked their Discogs entry...their albums are rated quite high ^^)
i'm not much of one for remixes. i like the art form, and i think it's cool to recreate older music, but they never really appealed to me. this, however, is really solid. you have some real vision, my friend.
for some humor in your life, a guy named hathbanger remixed miley cyrus and the notorious BIG to bring us "party and bullshit in the USA." if you're familiar with the songs that went into it, it's pretty funny. look it up on youtube or elsewhere.
anyway, thanks for this!
regards
-fb
Liking this Simon - agree that Sexual Healing never really did it for me, but re-rubbing it makes it less overfamiliar. Reminds me a bit of this mix of 'Music Feel the Soul' by the Marvin Gaye Project.
http://rapidshare.com/files/410428485/Music_Feel_the_Soul.mp3.htm
loved the original, but yours is definitely respectful and better for where we are now musically. In places it sounds like it was supposed to be made that way. Only in places though. It is Marvin Gaye after all.
Absolutely incredible job, two of my favorite artists put together very nicely. I really enjoy this and I hate 99.9% of mash-ups otherwise.
incredible
Hi Simon!
It's great, reminds me of an old 'Superstition' rework I did back in the days at Pharaohsdance, but this one is more "advanced" :)
I'm trying to get connected to the blogs again, and I'm about to start a new blog, as a departure from my previous one, much more focused on electronics and homemade mixes. But there may be some jazz and soul from time to time. Any chance you can add me to your blogwatch (don't know how that works :) )?
All the best
My new location: http://furiousbeatz.wordpress.com/
Hey Simon, you're a man of many talents. Gotta say I'm really impressed. Well done, dear brother.
Healing flavour...
@Simon: thanks a lot!!
Simon,it took me 36 seconds and it seems that your mix is fiyah!
Me too loved the original but I understand where you come from.
Thank you!!
LISTEN...
BROTHER
ALL THESE PEOPLE THINK AND TALK TO FUCKING MUCH
THIS REMIX IS HOT
BAGGIN
GREAT WORK
PEACE
Very nice... Thank You
Love it! Thank you Simon!
Love it! Thank you Simon!
Great version!
I'm putting this one in my set tonight.
hi Simon, just now had the time ( & guts?!) to give it a spin...well, it's a very CLASSY rework!!! I like it and will keep it somewhere in my Various folder on the portable MP3 player, so I will take it outside [:-)
thanks and keep the good worx up!
peace, E-mile
btw: planning to do an all-Stevie thing soon, so keep an eye out...
Thanks for the nice comments guys :)
Always love your Stevie collections e-mile, look forward to it
Nice!
Thanks
FABULOUS !!!
Like you bro not really one of my fav MG tracks, too synthy for my tastes but your mishmash is well up there a well nice cool-n-mellow vibe!
Hi Simon,
thanks for all your numerous posts keep doin' what u doin' :)
as for the sexual healing remix... well it's good but I think the track looses some of the sexual mood. and I'm saying being allergic to the sound of the 80s !
peace
Simon, this is sensationally good.
thanks for the comments guys :)
Many thanks for this share.
And let me introduce my new "Into the Rhythm" blog: (http://intotherhyth.blogspot.com/
Thanks for all the great music you have posted, exposure to this site and other similar (but not as good) has expanded the limits of my universe, however, a recent hard drive meltdown has robbed me of all my jazz. I really learned to dig the 70's sound of obscure spiritual jazz but now it seems that there is a shortage of good sites. Simon666 do you know of a good forum where I could begin to rebuild my access to universal vibrations. thanks, Lord haw haw at roches5@tcd.ie
Simon,
Where can I reach you?
Could you give me an e-mail address? (...or AIM, MSN).
If your mail isnt public, please drop me a test message to snaper.profound@gmail.com.
I've some specific questions.
Thank you in advance!
-snaper
pure sickness..perfect for my blog. i will repost asap.
www.beatthebrakesoffyoass.blogspot
Talking about new flavour: what about la Crème de la Crème ?
I meant let's go with the flow and pay tribute to some of the most brilliant musicians of that time ie. Robert Glasper and Chris Dave
Two things you gotta check rigth now
- "A tribute to Roy Ayers feat. Glasper Experiment &
Pete Rock" + Bilal
http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Revive_Da_Live_s___Tribute_to_Roy_Ayers__featuring_The_Robert_Glasper_s_Experiment__Pete_Rock___Stefon_Harris/
Damm these guys are just killing me !!! ENJOY!
- Robert Glasper Trio Experiment with Bilal au Festival Jazz à la Villette.
Derrick Hodge on contrebasse and Chris Dave on drums
Watch it while you still can. It won't stay there more than a couple of days
http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Robert_Glasper_Trio___Bilal_au_festival_Jazz_a_la_Villette/
you can enlarge the screen). Then it should be on air on Mezzo (merci vieille Europe de nourrir tes enfants)
Glasper did play grand piano and Rhodes stage piano, oh yeah...!
As u can imagine, Chris Dave blew every parisians up and down and
cornerly, also spiralmenté
Bilal was amazing. Among the 4 songs he performed, there was Billie Holiday "Body & Soul". I am still on the top of the snowy mountain he created for us during the song. He also sharply sang "All Matters" (from Glasper last double LP). I did not remember his voice was so diverse and perfect. A true artist
Uncomplete Track list
Down Time (with bits of Dilla "Fall in Love")
... feat. Bilal
Body&Soul feat. Bilal
Yes I'm Country(and that's o.k.)
59 south (with 3 notes of John Coltrane"My Favorite Thing")
Butterfly (starting at 74.18mn...I screamed at 74.12mn ! AH ).
There, we were all BLEW UP like only LOVE can do. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
...
All Matters feat. Bilal
...
[Encore] Reminisce
myspace.com/gildas12.htm
Those are fantastic Gildas, big thanks :)
Bilal doing "Little B's Poem" , wow ...
Hey "Little B's poem", of course ! I should have remember. I may have the audio shortly, for both Glasper Trio and Ayers Tribute
Interested ?
For vid, we shall wait french/german TV Arte and maybe Mezzo to broadcast it soon. But only God can Tell when !
Cheersmate
Gildas
Below the gift of the month (though I am just a messenger here, not the originator)
But before, can you help ?
Is there someone around with a premium access to megaupload ? The video from Roy Ayers Tribute is +1GB so it requires a special access on megaupload
How shall I access to it ? Can you re-upload the file ?
The link is http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S02W2M0T
OK ON THE ONE & TWO :
Robert Glasper Experiment w/ Pete Rock, Stefon Harris & Bilal
September 11, 2010
Paris, France @ Cabaret Sauvage - Roy Ayers Tribute
-streaming video: http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Revive_Da_Live_s___Tribute_to_Roy_Ayers__featuring_The_Robert_Glasper_s_Experiment__Pete_Rock___Stefon_Harris/
-FLV video file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S02W2M0T
-FLAC: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VCAVMBLM
-MP3 (256kbs): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HSZ9F9KX
Robert Glasper Trio & Bilal
September 12, 2010
Paris, France @ Cite de la Musique
-streaming video: http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Robert_Glasper_Trio___Bilal_au_festival_Jazz_a_la_Villette/
-FLV video file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WCZ46KGR
-FLAC: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EQB1W7XW
-MP3: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I9BG3R8C
My pleasure, dear fellows
Gildas
DOPE! Im feeling it and I think that if he were still alive this is the vibe he would bring....good job. Im feeling it
outstanding batch of robert glasper links! i wished to be there but i was a bit short of money for the trip. damn, i missed something indeed. anyway merci for these lossless archives and let's expect to watch and maybe record this on arte hd or mezzo one day but nothing is scheduled for now apparently.
Brilliant and will send trackback from my blog https:// www.willberwilbberforce5333@wordpress.com
I don't generally care for remixes, but this was very well done--a significant improvement over the 80s sound. It could have used more Rhodes though, 'cause, well, you know...
v v nice... soundtracked my drive home last night courtesy of Gilles Peterson
Superb, I saw that Gilles Peterson played this on his Radio One show last night. prompted me to check it out and I am glad I did!
Thanks for letting me know guys :)
Would that be the same Gilles Peterson show with Gotan Project, i.e.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wq8d/episodes/2010
?
Answering my own question :
Apparently so, here's the tracklist :
http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/2010/10/gp-on-bbc-radio-1-w-philippe-cohen-solal-27-10-10/
This is awesome, great job!!
thanks Azuah :)
Very very nice!
Thank you, I will play it loud and proud :)
Thank You, please keep posting!!!
Classy. Your blog is excellent too!
Ely
http://songblague.blogspot.com
Hello,
Love your blog and special thanks for the effort to offer previews!
Like your remix as well and would like to try my own luck :)
Would you mind to post the vocal track or name the source?
Greetings from Austria,
m
Hi m,
the source for the vocal was an acapella version on the expanded edition of the "Midnight Love" album - you should be able to search that out online somewhere ..
thanks for the comments,
Simon
That's a wicked mix. I personally prefer it to the original. Great work. Fantastic blog. Thank you!
Phase IV
Thank you – m
This is super dope!! I agree with you on the 80's instrumentation making this song blow, never understood how people love this one so much. But your version blows doors!
Hey Simon,
I didn't really like the original for the same reasons as you! This one is so much better! I'm gonna post this on my blog now (of course with a link to your site).
Nice!
Thanks nübeats :)
This is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing it.
Like most mash-ups, it has some places where it doesn't quite gel. In this case, the vocals go out of tune with the backing track from time to time. Rhythmically it works pretty well, though.
Dark Keys is a nice track.
Anyway, keep up the good work. Thanks for all the love you pass along to us.
J-beezie
whilst i have always liked the original version (i like 80's soul stuff what can I say) this is a great remix, I have also been a fan of the Jazz Liberatorz for quite a while, so was extra keen to check this out, and even more congrats on getting play on Gilles Peterson's show, that man certainly knows good music!
Far and away, the best version of this song. Great blog!
An extreme head-nod. I dig it much more than the original. I always thought the original was a tad bit corny. This remix is excellent!
beautiful mix, definitely will share this. Much better without the over produced 80s synths.
Good work, rehabilitated the track for me!
Got any other mash-ups planned?
Nice mix,this is from another world
Very nice remix, well done.
Tastefull & Classy! thanks!
Thanks for all the nice comments guys :)
Beuatiful! - thanks will play out at the weekend
real concept of remix!!!
Dope!!!
Its interesting,of course if youa re a dark rhodes lover...the harmony int he original composition is just so good.This ends up sounding bit boring like many neosoul stuff,not that much cause its not a loop over and over but still.Nice chill mix to integrate in a neosoul session...but am not a Dj myself
great (re-)mixing job! thanks for the files too!
BRO! Great job on this remix, perfectly moody 70's soul jazz stuff. Works so well with Marvin's vocal, I would love to hear an ALBUM of these kind of remixes, keep it up and keep us posted!!
Thanks Unknown and other commenters :)
This is really nice Simon! Downloading now!
thanks Kinetic :)
Obrigado.
Great remix !! keep up the good work 1!!
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